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While the debate rages, so does the climate

Posted on 5 July 2011 by Peter Boyer

The growing gap between public support for action and the scientific evidence is driving senior scientists to distraction. [5 July 2011 | Peter Boyer] Neither Al Gore nor yours truly seems to have much to say these days, lamented a … Continue reading →

Posted in Antarctic, atmospheric science, Australian Academy of Science, Australian politics, biodiversity, biological resources, carbon, carbon emissions and targets, changes to climate, climate politics, climate system, contrarians, ecology, environmental degradation, fossil fuels, human behaviour, marine organisms, natural climate influences, ocean acidification, oceanography, public opinion, science, sea level, social and personal issues, social mindsets, temperature | Tagged Al Gore, An Inconvenient Truth, Antarctic, atmospheric science, Australia, Australian Academy of Science, Australian politics, biodiversity, biological resources, carbon, carbon emissions and targets, changes to climate, climate change, climate politics, climate system, contrarians, ecology, environmental degradation, fossil fuels, global warming, Greenland, human behaviour, Ian Chubb, Lowy Institute, marine organisms, natural climate influences, ocean acidification, oceanography, public opinion, science, sea level, social and personal issues, social mindsets, Tasmania, temperature, West Antarctica | Comments Off

Giving nature a place in the Church

Posted on 8 February 2011 by Peter Boyer

Adrian Doyle is an unlikely environmental champion, but he’s pushing his church to become more aware of the importance of the natural world. [8 February 2010 | Peter Boyer] In 2005, before Al Gore’s movie An Inconvenient Truth put climate … Continue reading →

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How climate change is changing us

Posted on 3 July 2010 by Peter Boyer

Keynote address to plenary session 2010 School Conference, School of Geography and Environmental Studies, University of Tasmania, Hobart, 2 July 2010. View YouTube video here and here. [3 July 2010 | Peter Boyer] [Professor] Elaine Stratford [head, School of Geography and … Continue reading →

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